I'm currently on Invisalign, I was due to finish treatment before October, however due to issues it has to be extended for a further 5/6 months. In October I'm booked in for a facelift, I was wondering if I could carry on wearing my Invisalign aligners the day after my surgery or should I postpone it? Say a week later? That will delay my Invisalign progress, but I don't mind being behind if it means I'm not jeopardizing my facelift.
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The gonial area is the area at the posterior jawline, the angle of the jaw. During a facelift, the skin and muscular tissue is lifted and tightened around this area. We prefer the deep plane technique of facelifting. Should further augmentation of the gonial area be desired, then a ma...
Hi Honeybird1978,Thank you for your question. The skin has to be pulled from the cheek, and only to get rid of excess skin is a scar in front of the ear.- Dr. Yadro Ducic, MD